Nov 8, 2012

I've always thought that so many well-known quotes were too cliche to repeat. So, if you change a word or two in the quote and apply it to a situation with a little heart, it'll mean a lot more to me.

Be Kind; Everyone You Meet is Fighting a Hard Battle - John Watson...or maybe Plato

Well, here: Be gracious; smile at someone; work at having a warm heart; try your hardest to let Jesus show through you; everyone you meet is fighting an emotionally challenging battle.

I always thought that was a good quote, but like I said, I heard it too many times to let it matter. On Tuesday, I received some world-shaking news about my Dad's health. Everything in life seems trivial to the miracle I expect to happen in his body right now. So, as I was at the gym, going through the motions, there was a girl. She was using a mat next to me and she had a very grumpy face. She sighed. She moved around me like I was a mountain she had to climb. I smiled. She continued to grump. I squelched tears because it wasn't her fault that my day, and as far as I know right now, my life is not going the way I had planned. It's not her fault....and she is probably going through a battle too. But I continue to think of her and I have to hold back my fragile emotions because she was part of a day that marked a turn in my life that I would have rather kept straight.

For a year and a half I haven't been eating any refined sugars. I stick to honey as a sweetener so when I found this Yellow Coconut Cake with Cocoa Buttercream Frosting, I knew I had to try it. But you can't just make a thisismyfirstpieceofcakeinoverayearohmy! cake without making a big deal about it. So I decided to make a cake stand to go with it! You know, for photo's sake. So here it is! The stand cost about $4 and was inspired by Pixel Whisk!

Mar 11, 2012

So, with all of my time lately I have been feeling pretty crafty. I even bought a sewing machine. But I really like things simple! So here is my creation. It was inspired by Ninth and Bird. She has a wonderful tutorial!

It has been warming up in the valley lately! I felt kind of silly wearing it because it also resembles a scarf. But it looks cute with a t-shirt too. And somebody asked how I made it while I was out!